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Parking framework for Yarra Ranges decided
A Parking Management Framework was approved by Yarra Ranges Council at Tuesday's meeting which promises to provide a clear decision-making structure for parking decisions...
Local traders want to see better CCTV network
Star Mail’s six-week CCTV campaign was welcomed by the local traders and shopkeepers.
Getting into the campaign's midpoint, Star Mail interviewed local traders groups...
Upper Yarra community groups have their say on CCTV cameras
Township groups were often entrusted as the recipients of the grants for CCTV cameras in the Yarra Ranges but also left with the cost...
Traders and shopowners in favour of CCTV network
Traders and shopowners in town centres have been targeted by criminals and vandals and despite often having cameras in their own stores, would welcome...
One injured, others evacuated in destructive unit blaze
A fire that engulfed a unit and spread to an adjoining property's roof in Lilydale saw one person injured but remaining residents safely evacuated....
Calls for upgrades and accountability
CCTV networks once seen as a vital part of crime prevention in Belgrave and Upwey are now facing significant challenges due to outdated equipment...
MADCOW upholds CCTV system amid funding challenges
The Monbulk and District Community Working Group (MADCOW) has been a pillar of support in ensuring the safety and sustainability of Monbulk.
The not-for-profit...
Traders see value in CCTV but ‘struggling to survive’, no free funds
The term “fallen on deaf ears” was how Mooroolbark Traders and Community Group president Geoff Earney described the process of gaining new funding or...
Vital infrastructure but no funds keep Lilydale in limbo
As the first of the townships to gain a CCTV network in the Yarra Ranges, fundraised through a community effort, the desire and need...
Walking for a world without type 1 diabetes
Lilydale will host its first One Walk, a JDRF Australia fundraiser for type 1 diabetes, seeing people descend on the Lake on Sunday...
Final housing targets for Victorian councils set
The Victorian Government has refined and finalised its housing targets for the 79 Councils across the state.
A goal of 2.24 million new homes added...
Chasing down the black dog one ride at a time
A major motorcycle ride heading off from Lilydale and travelling to Seymour, all in support of mental health awareness and suicide prevention, is just...
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‘Balanced budget’ under financially constrained circumstances says council
The “tightening of purse strings” and the constraints of revenue raising for local governments was yet again an underlying theme of Yarra Ranges Council’s...
